Croatia to Athens?

Hi Travellers

To end my summer trip I am thinking about going from Croatia (more than
likely Dubrovnik) to Athens. I'm unsure if this is a feasible route.
I've read that you can do this by car/bus or ferry and that it is a
long journey by each method. Also I'm not sure how safe the countries
inbetween are. Has anyone experience of this jounrey and can maybe
suggest some stops along the way please, and what would be the most
pleasent route? Otherwise I may just do a flight instead if its too
long or not enough safe/interesting places along the way.

Thanks in advance

Mike

Thanks for thie Carole. I checked out the ferries and they seem quite
long and not that cheap either :-(.

I think I'm more interested in taking the road but I can't find
anything on buses/trains. If anyone has done this I would really
appricaite any links to sites that have buses/trains from Split or
Dubrovnik to Athens and if the journey is safe.
I can't find any direct flights from Croatia to Athens either since the
low cost airlines I know don't do this route. Again, any links would be
really appriciated to airlines that may do this route.

Thanks all
Mike

"Mike Azzopardi" <mikeazzo22@m> wrote:

>I think I'm more interested in taking the road but I can't find
>anything on buses/trains. If anyone has done this I would really
>appricaite any links to sites that have buses/trains from Split or
>Dubrovnik to Athens and if the journey is safe.
>I can't find any direct flights from Croatia to Athens either since the
>low cost airlines I know don't do this route. Again, any links would be
>really appriciated to airlines that may do this route.
>
This question came up here not very long ago (the proposed journey was
in the opposite direction, but obviously it traverses the same
terrain). It appears that there are no reliable and safe overland
services between Greece and Croatia, or cheap and convenient ferry/air
routings.

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PB
The return address has been MUNGED

Thanks for the information Padraig. It seemed a tricky route. I guess
hiring a car wouldn't be a good idea either.
Looks like "The Road to Athens" will have to wait for me to make a BA
flight to Athens another time.

Mike

"Padraig Breathnach" <padraigb@MUNGEDiol.ie> wrote in message
news:h4uo62p7ic3669p92l6a561gp7uqeeqluo@...
> "Mike Azzopardi" <mikeazzo22@m> wrote:
>
>>I think I'm more interested in taking the road but I can't find
>>anything on buses/trains. If anyone has done this I would really
>>appricaite any links to sites that have buses/trains from Split or
>>Dubrovnik to Athens and if the journey is safe.
>>I can't find any direct flights from Croatia to Athens either since the
>>low cost airlines I know don't do this route. Again, any links would be
>>really appriciated to airlines that may do this route.
>>
> This question came up here not very long ago (the proposed journey was
> in the opposite direction, but obviously it traverses the same
> terrain). It appears that there are no reliable and safe overland
> services between Greece and Croatia, or cheap and convenient ferry/air
> routings.
>
> --
> PB
> The return address has been MUNGED

Padraig is correct -- this comes up occasionally and there is never an
answer. Remember, this is the Balkans. The parts that were in the Ottoman
Empire never did develop a good train network (the Austrian controlled areas
did somewhere better). During Communism there wasn't much need--Greece was a
capitalist nation, after all. They've been free from that for 15 years now,
but then there was that war to content with.....

I'm sure it's possible to do it by bus, but it would be piecemeal. For
example, there is no bus from Dubrovnik to its near neighbor, Montenegro.
You'd have to change at the border. And then the country of Macedonia
(FYROM) is not recognized by Greece because it stole the name Macedonia...

Maybe someday they'll stop squabbling with each other long enough to realize
it makes economic sense to have good transportation corridors.

Or not.

Take the long way around - Croatia - Hungary - Romania - Bulgaria -
Greece. Perfectly safe (the worst problem is pickpocketing), and lots
to see.